198 Assembly Proceedings, October 3-November 2, 1728.

L. H. J.

and ordered that leave be given to bring in a Bill for the Petitioners
releif as Prayed.
The Petition of Thomas Worsley a Languishing Prisoner in the
Gaol of Ann Arundell County, Read and rejected.
Coll^o Herman from the Committee of Elections and Priviledges
makes the following Report Viz.

By the Committee of Elections and Priviledges, Oct^r 8^th 1728

On Inspection into the Indentures of Robert Gordon Esq^r a
Member returned to this Assembly to serve for the City of Annap-
olis we find him duly elected according to Law.
The Inhabitants of the City of Annapolis having Preferred a
Petition complaining of the undue Election of Edmund Jennings
Esq^r a member returned for the said City we on hearing the Alle-
gations of both Parties thereon do find him duly elected according
to Law.
Signed p Order. John Gibson Cl. Com. El.

M^r Robert Gordon to whom the Papers belonging to the Town
Lands now in Dispute between the Heirs of Thomas Bardley Esq^r
deceased and the Inhabitants of the City of Annapolis were last
Sessions delivered brings the same into the House and Lodges them
with the Clerk.

p. 36

Coll^o Belt from the Committee of Aggreivances and Courts of
Justice delivers to M^r Speaker the following Report (Viz)

By the Committee of Aggreivances. October 8^th 1728

Its humbly offered to this Committee as an Aggreivance that the
Law entituled an Act for the better "Administration of Justice in
Testamentary Affairs granting Administrations, Recovery of Lega-
cies securing filial Portions and Distribution of Intestates Estates
is in Severall Parts defective as in Particular in one Part of that
Law the Justices of the Severall County Courts are required to en-
quire yearly of the Security given by Guardians for Orphans Es-
tates and if there be just Cause that they require new and better
Security and upon refusall to give new and better Security that they
remove the Orphans Estates out of their hands, but by that Law

there's no Power or Directions given the said Justices how they
shall Proceed to enforce their Order when they see Occasion to
remove Orphans Estates.
Wherefore for this Defect and Severall others in the said Law
being your Committee think it worthy for the House to take the
said Law under Consideration.

Signed p Order. N: Hammond Cl. Com.